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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Aspredinidae (Banjo catfishes) > Pseudobunocephalinae
Etymology: Acanthobunocephalus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, boynos = prominent + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335); scruggsi: 'scruggsi', i.e., named after Earl Scruggs, a prominent banjo player. This is an allusion to the common name 'banjo catfishes' and the remarkable resemblance of this species to the musical instrument (Ref. 128881).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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South America: Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128881)

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This is distinguished from other aspredinid species by the smaller number of fin rays of this species: 4 pectoral-fin rays, 2 dorsal fin-rays, five pelvic-fin rays, four to five anal-fin rays and nine caudal-fin rays.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Friel, John P. | Collaborators

Carvalho, T.P. and R.E. Reis, 2020. A new miniature species of Acanthobunocephalus (Siluriformes:Aspredinidae) from the Lower Purus River Basin, Amazon Basin, Brazil. Copeia 108:347-357. (Ref. 128881)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable (VU) (D2); Date assessed: 23 November 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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